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A history: Monuments to Courage, a History of Beaver County

mcbooki320p238: Became Shipping Point for Southern Utah (cont.), Range Conditions in the Early Days, Fire Destroys Early-Day Milford

Salt Lake & San Pedro Railroad. Finally, this road was taken over by the Union Pacific. RANGE CONDITIONS IN THE EARLY DAYS During the years of the '80s and '90s the range was in excellent condition for the grazing of cattle. Few, if any, sheep were grazed in this area during those years.In this locality, the feeding of hay or concentrate was unknown, as there was grass, white sage, and other native growth in abundance. Cattle grazed upon the public domain the year around, and remained in good flesh throughout the winter. The Beaver and Milford Valley bottoms were covered with meadow grass. from Hay Springs to Black Rock, and sup-ported at least 20,000 head of cattle and 5,000 head of horses. Each ranch on the Beaver Bottoms would cut 50 to 100 tons of hay for use by the cattle, horses, and milk cows. FIRE DESTROYS EARLY DAY MILFORD At one time in the early days of Milford, fire destroyed the entire block from the present site of the Dr. Busch offices to the Flatiron Building. At that time a barn stood where the Flatiron Building now stands. The buildings were all of lumber and the new buildings constructed after the fire all were of brick. Milford, being on the old stage route as well as a freighting center, had several feed yards and stables. The entire block where the Jefferson Mercantile Company is now located, was once a feed yard and camping ground for freighters. Another feed yard occupied the present site of Mr. Pool's store, and still another was where the Bradfield home now stands. Walter James said, "It is almost impossible to visualize the number of large freighting outfits that were necessary to transport, the vast amount of supplies and

Salt Lake & San Pedro Railroad. Finally, this road was taken over by the Union Pacific. RANGE CONDITIONS IN THE EARLY DAYS During the years of the '80s and '90s the range was in excellent condition for the grazing of cattle. Few, if any, sheep were grazed in this area during those years.In this locality, the feeding of hay or concentrate was unknown, as there was grass, white sage, and other native growth in abundance. Cattle grazed upon the public domain the year around, and remained in good flesh throughout the winter. The Beaver and Milford Valley bottoms were covered with meadow grass. from Hay Springs to Black Rock, and sup-ported at least 20,000 head of cattle and 5,000 head of horses. Each ranch on the Beaver Bottoms would cut 50 to 100 tons of hay for use by the cattle, horses, and milk cows. FIRE DESTROYS EARLY DAY MILFORD At one time in the early days of Milford, fire destroyed the entire block from the present site of the Dr. Busch offices to the Flatiron Building. At that time a barn stood where the Flatiron Building now stands. The buildings were all of lumber and the new buildings constructed after the fire all were of brick. Milford, being on the old stage route as well as a freighting center, had several feed yards and stables. The entire block where the Jefferson Mercantile Company is now located, was once a feed yard and camping ground for freighters. Another feed yard occupied the present site of Mr. Pool's store, and still another was where the Bradfield home now stands. Walter James said, "It is almost impossible to visualize the number of large freighting outfits that were necessary to transport, the vast amount of supplies and